Line-tightening tool



March 20, 1928.

' F. SEMMLER LINE TII-ITENING TOOL Filed May 10, 1927 Inwentor Z I" aw/rSemmler;

Patented; Mar. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES remix SEMMLER, or wnsr ALLIS, wlsconsm.

LINE-meantime moon; I Application med altar .1Q, 192 f S ial The presentinvention relates to an irn-f" proved product of manufacture,..wl 11chas herein conveniently entitled a Line tightening tool; that is a smallhandly tool; for'use inore' articularly forta 'ng up slack. I I

My primary aim is prov de i anexcep; tionally simple and.inexpensivegproductg' which is characterized by exolusivejand .d1s-

on cloth I an operating handle.ai ;o1'it f lid aiwindin'g I left inFigure 1, or showing the drum at the opposite end,-'fand ing means atthe first nam'ed'end. e

Other features and advantages of the im' vention will be made apparentfrom'the folr a clothes line, the device Wlll be either nickel a part ofthis application and in which like numerals are employed to partthroughout the same- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tool, constructedin accordance with the invention, showing the approximate manner of use.

Figure 2 is a view looking from ri ht to evice turned approximatelythrough a 90"v angle. Figure 3 is a viewvobserv ngone endof the tool. v

Figure 4 is a viewobse'r end of the same."

In carr ing out the invention,

designate like I provide a single b0 y in the form ofa Ima-ll'eab1e ironcasting. This is castto provide a" substantially flat lever '1, havinganappropriate hand grip 2 on one end. Formed at the, op-

posite side and on the opposite end is an outstanding portion 3, whichis fashioned to provide a winding drum for the convolutions of the lineor cable 4. Formed in the outer end of this drum is a notch 5 forreception of that portion of the line which is adapted to be wound uponthe drum. Also,

are of duplicate configuration, as better seen; 7 I

- '1ng hooks, and ahand gri at the last named in Figure 2.

Formed on the same side of the lever,

I lines and cables vel' retain? planea ayzbe desi gna-ted as akeeper.

tinguishing. features o eonst'ruction, arv witl i th 1i e to preventunwinding of the ragged t v rodu d ffi-, dev ce,; againstji 'accldentaldisplacement i n i1 f thereof,'either'one-orithe other of the hooks st trall th lg i; pr es ever, 8 being engaged with the line depending on thedirection of the winding.

ln-pract-lce the devices will be made in various-sizes, to permitconvenient use in connection with an ordinary small clothes line, orwith larger cables. WVhen used on a comparatively small space, and willthere fore not interfere with the hanging of clothes. With two or threeof these devices on the line, the latter can be made sufliciently tautto make it possible to do away with a line prop.

These and other advantages and features of the invention have doubtlessbeen made v apparent from thegforegoing description tl e'opposite andthe drawing,Y-and therefore a more lengthy description is deemed to beunneces- Sary... I

Minorchanges coming within the field of invention claimed may beresorted to, if desired.

formed on said drum adjacent said notch,

a keeper at the opposite end of the lever and on the same side thereof,said keeper comprising an angularlv disposed extenslon provided withoppositely extending retainend of the lever and on t e opposite side ofFRANK SEMMLER.

